Strict liability

Whenever a violation of this chapter or of the Florida Fire Prevention Code occurs or exists, any person, individually or otherwise, who has a legal, beneficial or equitable interest in the facility or instrumentality causing or contributing to the violation or who has a legal, beneficial or equitable interest in the real property upon which such violations exist shall be jointly and severally strictly liable for the violation. Liability shall be construed as imposing joint and several strict liability upon all persons, individually or otherwise, who, although no longer having any such legal, beneficial or equitable interest in said facility or instrumentality or real property, did have such an interest at any time during which such violation existed or occurred or continued to exist or occur. This provision shall be liberally construed and shall be retroactively applied to protect the public health, safety, and welfare and to accomplish the purposes of the chapter and the Florida Fire Prevention Code.

(Ord. No. 10824, § 2, 1-10-91; Code 1980, § 19-16; Ord. No. 13201, § 2, 9-27-10)